In Search of the Last Action Heroes

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Oliver Harper directs. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 7 years ago.
• 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
• 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 4Stuart Ashen and James Bruner and Boaz Davidson carry the top of the cast.
• 5IMDB entry: tt8840400 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 6Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime

140 min · 2h 20m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

IMDB

In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  OFFICIAL TRAILER - IN SEARCH OF THE LAST ACTION HEROES - 80s ACTION MOVIE DOC

  Trailer

Production companies

Who made it

• CR

  CreatorVC

  US

Key crew

• Associate ProducerMartin Lister
• ProducerKyle Curry
• ProducerSergio Rizzuto
• ProducerDavid A. Weiner

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• cinema history

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2019-09-01

Also known as

International titles

• Last action heroes : Stars, muscles et testostéroneFR